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again a Forum Tutorial which saves so much clicking, and it can be done with
the more or less hidden Windows 7 features (Group Policy Editor) ...

It was most annoying to have the new Win 7 Common File Dialog Box with the ability
to store own favorites and then have some programs using the old XP style box, where
the defaults didn't fit my needs.

Common File Dialog Box - Customize Places Bar

Customize Windows dialog box (Save as)Hello people,
Currently, I am setting up a kiosk-pc so that people can save certain documents to a networklocation. However, once you get the 'Save as' dialog box you can browse through the network which I don't want to happen.
(See the attached image).
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Customization

Common Dialog Boxes - Enable or Disable Dropdown List of Recent FilesHow to Enable or Disable Common Dialog Boxes Dropdown List of Recent Files
The common open file dialog box is the one that opens when you click on File (menu bar), and say either Open, Save, Import, or Export.
This will show you how to enable or disable the common open file dialog boxes...

Tutorials

How disable/clear File name dropdown lists in Common Dialog BoxesI recently moved from XP Professional SP3 to Windows 7 Professional SP1 x64 and I note that the last 20 files that were opened, saved, saved as are automatically stored and accessable/viewable via the "File Name" dropdown list at the bottom of the Windows 7 Common Dialog Boxes. Also if a file or...

General Discussion

Places bar in Windows 7 common dialogHi,
I see a tutorial here about customizing the places bar in the common file dialog, but I don't see how to get the places bar to show up instead of the navigation pane. There is nothing in the Organize -> Layout drop-down.
Thanks,
Ed

Customization

How to find recent items (NOT places) in dialog boxesHi, how do I add to the left of windows dialog boxes 'recent items'? I know how to activate recent items in the start menu and I know what recent places is about but neither gives links to recent _items_ i.e. files in dialog boxes.
For e.g. you want to attach a file you have just worked on to...

General Discussion

Changing Common Places/Favorites in Save Dialog?Where do you go to change the common places?
(common places being the five shortcuts that show up on most open/save/save as dialogs)
I looked for them where the XP ones are supposed to be. No go.
Did a quick search for Vista, said it should be under User/Favorites. Went there added one. No...